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Okay folks. I've got a 1970 Squareback I want to "restore." I put it in quotes because I don't want a pan-off (unless absolutely necessary). Can anyone recommend a site or doc about where to start and what to check? Below is a more detailed laundry list, if you are interested. BTW: I'm in Austin, TX if you have any advice on where to take it for certain jobs. I can handle most mechanical, but don't want to deal with tranny, engine internals, or body. Thanks, Brad 1. Rebuild engine. It was running great two years ago when I parked it. I was thinking of farming out the crankcase work (valves, rings, etc.), but I can handle the rest myself. The carb has been replaced by a Weber that sticks out over the engine lid into the car. Any recommendations on a carb kit that will fit under the engine lid? I've never seen one advertised that *definitely fits* under it. 2. Rebuild interior. The seats are in good condition, but need padding and recovering. I want to keep it similar to stock, but I'm not in love with stock vinyl. I think I can handle this, since I've seen many kits, etc. No real questions here, but I'll take any advice you can throw at me. 3. Body. Body is in pretty good shape. One fender needs some re-shaping after a cheaper body shop fixed it. I want to re-paint the whole thing, including the interior. The current color is beige, but I'm thinking of VW baby blue. Since I need new seals almost everywhere, I was thinking of taking it to the paint shop with seals, windows, etc. already removed. Will I get a discount for this? How much should I expect to pay for paint? I'll probably leave the underside and inside of the "hood" the original color to keep it cheaper. However, I want a good quality paint job (no cheap Earl Scheib.) One other body note: Should I keep the roof rack? I like the look, but might be too rusty. Also, the lip around the roof looks rusty in many spots. How can I clean that up? Seems very difficult dealing with the small cracks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~